A's co-owner Lew Wolff denied all speculation Wednesday that he has any interest in buying the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The idea was floated Tuesday by ESPN national baseball writer Buster Olney. With Dodgers owner Frank McCourt on shaky financial ground as his very public divorce unfolds, and with Wolff's bid to build the A's a new stadium in perpetual limbo, Olney wondered if Major League Baseball might help facilitate Wolff's purchasing the Dodgers.

It was pure speculation, as Olney noted, but by Wednesday the topic was creating buzz. That the A's felt compelled to issue a release denying the notion added fuel to the connect-the-dot fire.

Wolff, attending the owners' meetings in Arizona, said he wanted to head off any thoughts that he was eyeing another franchise.

"It actually came as a one thousand percent surprise to me. I don't even quite get it," Wolff told Bay Area News Group by phone. "I normally don't spend my time denying things, otherwise I'd be doing it constantly. But I wanted to make sure I didn't have any possible interference with what's going on with the Dodgers and (Major League Baseball). The other reason is so everyone knew my target is getting the new venue for the A's."

The idea isn't entirely far-fetched. Wolff lives in Southern California, and his business offices are based there. And Wolff hasn't hidden his frustration as his attempts to move the A's to San Jose have bogged down.

A committee appointed by MLB commissioner Bud Selig nearly two years ago to explore the issue still hasn't released its findings.

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Asked if he and the rest of the ownership group would consider selling the A's if a new stadium doesn't come to fruition, Wolff said: "There's no thought of that and no plans of that."

If McCourt does sell the Dodgers, there's no shortage of prospective buyers. Former Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey reportedly is interested.

Another candidate mentioned is former sports agent Dennis Gilbert, who is a special assistant to Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf but lives in Southern California. Gilbert and Wolff often socialize when the A's play the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim.